Huma Anjum Wani, Ifra Anjum Wani and their brother, Suhail Ahmad Wani
Jammu :
Three siblings, two sisters and their brother belonging to Doda district have qualified the J&K administrative service (JKAS) exam. The results were declared on Thursday.
Two sisters — Huma Anjum Wani, Ifra Anjum Wani and their brother, Suhail Ahmad Wani — belonging to far off Kahi Trankhal village of Bhaleesa area in J&K’s Doda district have qualified the JKAS exam.
The family has now settled in Jammu city.
Suhail, the youngest of the three siblings has secured 111th rank while Huma secured 117th and Ifra 143th rank among the 187 successful candidates.
Munir Ahmad Wani, father of these three candidates, is proud of the exemplary success of his children. He said his children have achieved success without joining any coaching centre.
“My children don’t have a mobile phone even today. Whenever they wanted to connect to the Internet, they would use their mother’s phone,” the father said.
Father attributes the success of his children to their hard work and focused study.
“They used to study for 12 hours a day for the last several years. Right after passing their Class 12 exam, they were determined to pass the civil service exam,” he said.
While Ifra did her masters in physics, Huma and Suhail have taken their masters degree in political science. — IANS
source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Education> Indian Muslim / by IANS / January 20th, 2023
Sufiya Khan completed her first international expedition, ‘Run Across Qatar’ — 200 kilometer south to north in 30 hours and 34 minutes.
Ultramarathoner Sufiya Khan (Photo: Twitter)
Doha:
Indian ultramarathoner Sufiya Sufi Khan, a three-time Guinness World Record holder has achieved another feat as the fastest runner to run across Qatar.
Sufiya Khan completed her first international expedition, ‘Run Across Qatar’ — 200 kilometres south to north in 30 hours and 34 minutes.
In a Fastest Known Time (FKT) Guinness World Record attempt, Sufi started her run from Abu Samra on Thursday, January 12, at 6 am and finished at Zulal Wellness Resort in Al Ruwais on Friday, January 13.
The Indian embassy in Doha congratulated Safiya Sufi Khan on her achievement.
Before starting the campaign, she met the Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal.
Sufi Khan tweeted, “Honored to meet The Indian Ambassador to Qatar H.E. DR. DEEPAK MITTAL at @IndEmbDoha before the run. Had a fruitful conversation about the Run, Fitness community in Qatar and India and got his blessings for the World record attempt. @MEAIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi.”
About Sufiya Khan
An increasing number of people are leaving their 9 to 5 jobs today! In fact, most of them take a career break to do something completely outside the box. It may seem scary at first, but it could be one of the best decisions you’ve ever made! And today we have a brilliant example of a woman who quit her job and chose a completely different profession. Here meet Sufiya Khan.
Photo: Sufiya Khan/Facebook
37-year-old Sufiya Khan was born and raised in Ajmer, Rajasthan. She worked in the aviation industry for almost a decade, but the turning point in her life came when she decided to run her first half marathon in Delhi in 2017.
In 2018, Sufiya quit her airline job and started running as a way to unwind and relax. She participated in several marathons and races. In the year 2018, she broke a national record by running the Golden Triangle — 720 km — in 16 days.
In 2019, she set the record for the fastest time by a female runner in the “Kashmir to Kanyakumari” category and in April 2021, she became the fastest woman to run along “The Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road”.
Sufiya currently holds several world records and continues to explore what her body is capable of.
In 2021, she undertook the Tribute Run to salute the sacrifices of Kargil War Heroes.
Photo: Sufiya Khan/Facebook
source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> India> Qatar / by Sakina Fatima / January 18th, 2023
A good archaeologist needs both research and writing skills. M.A. Qaiyum, who passed away on Thursday night, had these qualities in equal measure. But he wrote more than he excavated.
Archaeology holds the key to understanding who we are and where we come from. In that sense, Qaiyum had all the answers to who, what, where, when, how and why.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he knew Hyderabad like the back of his hand. A walking encyclopaedia indeed as far as Hyderabad goes. Qaiyum also had thorough knowledge and wrote extensively about Mughal and Deccan history. No wonder he explained the initials of his name as: Mughal, Asafjahi and Qutb Shahi.
The noted archaeologist died at a hospital in Banjara Hills where he was admitted for fever and lung infection. He suffered a massive heart attack around 8.30 p.m on Thursday night. But doctors succeeded in reviving him through (CPR), Cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure. After some time he suffered another attack and passed away. Two days ago when he was taken out from ICU, Qaiyum kept speaking in English to the surprise of the doctors and his family members. He spoke mostly about Hyderabad, its history and the Department of Archaeology. “He breathed his last peacefully with a smile on his face”, said his son, M.A. Basith.
Qaiyum was 76 and is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter. His funeral prayers were held at Masjid-e-Suffa, Janki Nagar and the mortal remains were laid to rest at the graveyard in First Lancer. Qaiyum joined the Department of Archaeology and Museums in 1965 as Assistant Director and retired in 2004 as Deputy Director. During his long service lasting 39 years he gained firsthand knowledge about the Qutb Shahi, Mughal and Asaf Jahi architecture along with historical background of those periods. He also had thorough knowledge about the Chalukyan, Kakatiyan and Buddhist monuments situated in the combined Andhra Pradesh.
With his death, the city has lost an important historian. A few months ago another great historian of Hyderabad, M.A. Nayeem, had passed away.
What was unique about Qaiyum was that he was not the run-of-the-mill archaeologist. Nor was he the typical nine-to-five officer. He went beyond the call of duty and engaged himself in delving into the past. As Deputy Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums, he researched and wrote extensively.
Even after retirement his passion for history and heritage did not wane. In fact he wrote two books – one on Charminar and another on Taj Mahal. His knowledge and experience came handy in identification and protection of sites of heritage and archaeological value. “Like all cities Hyderabad too is caught in a time-wrap,” he used to say and called for sustained efforts to retain its rich past.
Years after his retirement, the Archaeology Department took his services in preparing a database of all antiquities and archaeological findings in the State. Qaiyum helped in preparation of archaeological resources in terms of built heritage, sites and antiquities right from Badshahi Ashoorkhana to Makkah Masjid, Paigah Tombs, Hayat Bakshi Mosque, Monsieur Raymond Tomb and Gun Foundry.
Qaiyum had a sharp eye for artefacts. When everyone preferred to relax on Sundays, he would visit Charminar and its surroundings looking for rare objects and books. And he hit pay dirt every time he went out. Qaiyum has a good collection of historical books and rare objects. Once he stumbled upon a 450 year old copper coin minted during the time of Ibrahim Qutb Shah. Coins of the third Qutb Shahi ruler are not to be found even in the A.P. State Museum, which boasts of thousands of copper coins. And Qaiyum got it for a song on the Old City pavement.
Unlike other archaeologists, Qaiyum took pains to write about his findings. He is perhaps the only archaeologist who wrote a comprehensive book on Hyderabad’s famous icon, Charminar. The book –Charminar in Replica of Paradise – throws light on monuments all over the world which sport ‘minars’ to explain the concept of minarets. In this book Qaiyum also explains the magic of ‘four’ in Charminar. He explains in detail the geometric combinations and mathematical reasoning that went into the construction of Charminar. The number ‘char’ (four) and its multiples, according to him, figure in the design of the structure. He discovered at least 22 spots where the magic of four dazzles.
Such was his knowledge about the Hyderabad monuments that he was invariably deputed as a guide to conduct the VVIP’s visits to historical landmarks like Charminar, Golconda Fort and the royal mausoleums of Qutb Shahi kings. He had the privilege of showing the historical monuments to Queen Elizabeth in 1983, Prince Charles and Princesses Diana in 1992, Boris Johnson, then British Foreign Secretary, film star, Dilip Kumar, Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize winner, Orhan Pamuk.
Qaiyum had the knack of surprising foreign delegates by pointing out the historical connection of India and Hyderabad with their countries.
A voracious reader, Qaiyum authored five books in all. His first book “Hyderabad – Tab Aur Ab (Hyderabad – Then and Now) was published by the Siasat Daily. Then he came up with another book – Great Achievements of Turks in India. He also penned a comprehensive book on Charminar followed by Khas Mahal to Taj Mahal. This apart he published hundreds of research articles on Mughal and Hyderabad monuments.
In his death, Hyderabad has lost a great historian who immensely loved the city of his birth.
source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> Hyderabad / by JS Ifthekhar / September 16th, 2022
Kashmir’s Abid Fayaz and Danish Mushtaq, the class 12 students, have developed a model to make mathematics learning easy.
Their model resembles a wooden box with angles marked on it. It can be used as such and also online. In the latter mode, it has to be connected to a mobile phone application, which is further connected to a Wireless Local Area Network.
According to the Kashmir Life portal, the application provides a variety of options related to the properties of angles like corresponding angles, opposite angles, etc. The model works by highlighting the angles on the board when a user selects an option in the application.
This model will give students a better understanding of the properties of the angles, especially for middle and high school level students.
Abid Fayaz and Danish Mushtaq with their model (Image Courtesy: Kashmir Life)
Abid and Danish are students in 12th standard at the Boys Higher Secondary School, Zainakote with mathematics as the main subject.
“Since childhood, I struggled with mathematics and could never understand concepts like angles and triangles. However, in eighth grade, something changed and I began to enjoy the subject. I attribute this to my math teacher, who helped me understand the fundamentals of the subject so that by the time I reached class ten, I was more proficient than ever,” Abid Fayaz told Kashmir Life.
“Maths being a non-practical subject and triangles being the toughest chapter at the school level is the real reason why many students fear the subject. This is where the idea of model piqued in my mind,” he said.
Abid says he has always been inclined toward science and innovation.
It took the duo two years to make the final product and they are still working on improving its design.
“We shared the idea with our teachers at our school. They motivated us to participate in the science exhibition where we showcased the basic version of our model for the first time,” said Abid.
“Initially I started to use this model for teaching my cousins and the outcomes were good. This is where we decided to make it better and modify it as it can help the students to learn maths. Danish helped me equally throughout my journey.”
During an event of the Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), the duo was appreciated by the Union Territory government for their efforts in creating this mathematical model. They also presented the model at DIET Srinagar where they were appreciated for their work.
source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Youth / by awazthevoice.in / January 19th, 2023
(L-R) Guyanese President HE Mohammed Irfaan Ali , Indian American businessman, Lutfi Syed Hassan and former chairman of CII, Madhya Pradesh, Mr Praveen Agarwal.
Guyanese President HE Mohammed Irfaan Ali converted the official visit into a business interactive opportunity for Guyanese business delegation.
President Mohammed Irfaan Ali was focused on educating the audience of the humongous investment opportunities Guyana offers to friendly nations like India in many facets of developments taking place in the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana.
Indian American businessman, Lutfi Syed Hassan, remained one of the key movers behind the grand event held at The Park Hotel Indore. Mr Hassan serves as the Honorary Consul General to the Southwestern United States. Along with Mr Hassan, former chairman of CII, Madhya Pradesh, Mr Praveen Agarwal also one of the prominent faces of the Business Meet which saw the participation of as many as over 50 successful Indian firms participated in the Business Meet.
Business community from Guyana and India attending the Meet.
A day after the business meet, MoUs were signed between Guyanese & Indian manufacturing companies as a precursor to many other positive developments to follow through.
“The key is for all these successful Indian firms who attended Meet .. to visit Guyana in the near future to monetize on the opportunities the president has laid out. There is a new awakening taking place about Guyana across the world. The sooner you get there, the better it is for companies to situate themselves in the most business friendly environment the beautiful country of Guyana offers,” the co-organizer, Mr Hassan stated.
On the sidelines of the Meet President Ali attended a lunch meeting with the PM Modi on 9th January and an award ceremony was felicitated to him by the President on 10th January.
Meanwhile, President Ali on Thursday was honored for his hard work, dedication, and responsible approach to leadership and development with an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy and Management Studies.
The degree was conferred to him by his alma mater, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in Delhi, India during a special ceremony.
During his 5 days official visit the President visited Indore, Delhi, Kanpur and Bangalore.
Guyana received a huge boost in terms of recognition as the top emerging economies of the world with a 57% GDP growth last year.
Hassan, a resident of Houston, Texas for the past 40 years originally hails from Hyderabad and has been associated with Democratic Party for the past 28 years.
source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Economy / by Special Correspondent / January 18th, 2023
Ever since its release over a decade ago, Instagram has become a major part of the social media networks that almost all youngsters use every day. It’s a social media platform where people have either become overnight celebrities or outright brands thanks to their ever-growing following. Being an influencer on social networking sites has gone on to become a trend and one of the most desired leagues among the newer generations and has its own set of significance.
Fatima Abdulla is one such influencer and digital creator who has carved a name for herself while writing and vlogging about Lifestyles, Beauty, and Travel.
Based in UAE, Fatima hails from Mangaluru and was brought up in Qatar for a major part of her younger years. She is the daughter of Abdulla Moidin, (fondly known as Abdulla Monu) a businessman from Mangaluru and a community activist who has been residing in Doha, Qatar for over four decades now.
Before turning into an influencer, Fatima worked as an HR Supervisor for Qatar Airways for 10 years and quit working after she moved to Dubai with her husband Abdul Farveez, an IT Engineer in Dubai.
Fatima, who has over 70,000 followers on Instagram was awarded Hospitality Blogger of the Year 2021 UAE and was listed among the Top 100 Influencers in 2022 at the World live Streamers Conference. She was also nominated for the Hospitality Blogger of the Year Award for four consecutive years in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Although Fatima says she has not undertaken any professional course or has never considered Influencing as a career, her collaboration with over 2000 restaurants and brands for lifestyle home, and beauty products speak for the influence she has over her followers.
“I never took any professional course or took influencing or blogging as my career, but I always shared about the places I eat locally or when I travel to other countries and whenever I shared my experience My audience loved and adored and valued my content and they highly engaged and I believed that my content always resonated well with my followers,” Fatima says.
“Eventually, I started enjoying sharing about the places that I visit with my kids, especially the experiences that are available like kid’s activities and other places and landmarks that I visit in the UAE. Then there was no looking back. I have collaborated with about 2000+ restaurants and 2000+ brands for lifestyle home, and beauty products.” She adds.
“I always loved food, exploring, and different, cuisines. I have traveled to 27 countries in Europe & Asia In every country, we make sure to try the local food and explore more about their cuisine, the taste & the ingredients. I also love traveling to places of history, the countryside. I love snow, so I make sure that every December I travel to a place where it snows.” She further adds.
Among the major brands she has collaborated includes Pond’s, Pears, Garnier, The Body Shop, Huda Beauty, Bioderma, Nivea, Johnson’s Baby, Maybelline, Vatika, Swiss Arabian, Emaar, Dubai Economy and Tourism, The Dubai Mall, Air Arabia, Ferrari World, IKEA, Panasonic, and others.
source: http://www.english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home> Karavali / by Vartha Bharati / January 17th, 2023
Hassan Imam plans to bring about a change through public awareness.
Kozhikode (Kerala) :
A Bihar native is running his wheelchair journey from Kanyakumari to Siachen in Ladakh to implement accessibility for the differently-abled in public places in the country.
Hassan Imam, a 25-year-old man in a wheelchair, has named his journey the ‘Accessible World Campaign’.
Hassan plans to bring about a change through public awareness.
Speaking to ANI, he said, “People should know that our population is 1 million.” Notably, Hassan is a graduate in Russian from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Hassan has reached Kozhikode from Kanyakumari in his wheelchair crossing approximately 500 km.
He also urged the world to have wheelchair ramps where there are stairs.
He said, “It’s very bad that a differently-abled person has to sit at home only because there are no ramps in any programme.”
“Many malls, theatres, public places, government offices, etc., are still not differently-abled friendly. Be it Kerala or any other state, public transport is not accessible to people like us,” he added.
Hassan further mentioned that it was only Chennai’s Marina Beach where he had seen a ramp.
“No beach in India has a ramp. By catering to our needs a ‘New India’ can be formed,” Hassan said.
source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Nation / by ANI / January 08th, 2023
Masha Nazeem hasso far invented 12 science models.
Masha Nazeem of Eraviputhoor Kadai in Kanyakumari district, who is doing Master of Technology course at SRM University, has been selected for the prestigious Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme in the United States.
She is one among the eight students selected by Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF), headquartered in California, for the Rajeev Circle Fellowship. The annual fellowship is offered by the MJF to bright students from various nations.
As part of this fellowship, the selected students from India would take part in Entrepreneurial Development Training Programmes in Google, Face Book, E-Bay, Auto Desk and Twitter from May 10 to 30.
Masha Nazeem has been selected for the fellowship for her innovative service rendered to school students under the Masha Innovation Centre, which was inaugurated by the then Collector Nagarajan. As many as four school students of Masha Innovation Centre have been selected for national-level competitions on inventiveness and creativity.
Ms. Nazeem said that the EDP training would help her take the centre to the national level to popularise science among school students.
She started designing science projects at the age of nine and has invented 12 science models. She has got five national and two international awards.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> India> Tamil Nadu / by Staff Reporter / May 04th, 2015
Bajali in western Assam’s Barpeta has earned the reputation of producing many talents in the field of education. Another such new talent is Illias Khan Rana.
Illias who secured first position in Chemistry in the postgraduate examination from IIT Guwahati was recently honoured with an honorary Ph.D. degree from the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University in New York City, USA.
Rana, the only son of the late Bilayet Hussain Khan and retired Superintendent of Khandakarpara High School Hamida Begum had earlier secured fifth place in the State in the High School Leaving Certificate Examination or Matriculation examination and fourth place in the Higher Secondary Examination (Plus II final examination).
“I am elated to get the opportunity to do my Ph.D. in the United States. I applied to several universities and recently received an offer to do my Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in New York,” Illias said in a conversation with Awaz-The Voice. Illias will fly to the United States for research in July-August this year.
Illias Khan Rana reciving his citation during the convocation of the IIT, Guwahati
“I had a wonderful academic environment at home since childhood. My Parents are closely associated with education. I have had a dream of becoming a scientist since childhood. I shall leave no stone unturned to become a top scientist and serve the country in the future,” Illias said.
Illias was awarded the Governor’s Gold Medal in Chemistry Department from IIT, Guwahati in June 2022 with first class first place. He secured the fifth position in the state in the 2015 High School Leaving Certificate Examination from Hazrat Omar Model Academy in Howli. In 2017, he secured fourth place in the state in Science from Anandaram Barua Academy, Pathsala in the Higher Secondary Final Examination
After graduating with honors in Chemistry from the heritage Ramjas College under the University of Delhi in 2020, Illias enrolled for a postgraduate degree at IIT Guwahati.
source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Youth / by Mukut Sharma, Guwahati / by awazthevoice.in / January 18th, 2023
HAMD HOME PRODUCTS IS BUSINESS VENTURE OF TWO MANGALURU BUSINESSWOMEN HOPING TO ‘HEALTHIFY’ HOMES
Hamd Home Products is business ventrue of two Mangaluru Businesswomen hoping to ‘Healthify’ Homes.
Mangaluru:
A business endeavor of two Mangaluru women achieved the milestone of inaugurating their first store in the city on Monday when the first Hamd Home Products store was inaugurated here at Millennium Towers near Highland Hospital in the city.
Dr. Maryam Anjum Iftekhar, Gynaecological Oncologist at the Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology Mangalore inaugurated the store.
Dr. Maryam congratulated the women entrepreneurs on their successful inauguration of the store and hoped the business would grow multifold in the years to come.
Dr. Disha Ajila, Gynecologist & Obstetrician, Shehnaz M, Editor Anupama Women’s Monthly, Saira Lobo, Entrepreneur, Shabina Akhtar of Asare Women’s Foundation and Samshad Aboobakkar, Corporator MCC were present as Chief Guests during the inauguration event.
Two Mangaluru Women Entrepreneurs Shahida and Shahira began Hamd Home Products in 2018 as a small venture with 20 home products. The duo used to deliver the products themselves before inaugurating the store in the city on Monday.
The company manufactures a variety of fresh food ingredients ranging from various spices powders to the stone ground paste. Standing true to its motto ‘Healthy food, Healthy Life’, Hamd Home Products offers taste and interesting platters which are organic, natural, chemical-free, and preservative-free.
“Hamd has been delivering fresh food to our customers for about 5 years now, only to find ourselves opening our first ever outlet with more than 75 products today. Our motto hasn’t changed much ever since, if something has changed it’s our products which only got better, and our kitchen, bigger.” The co-founders said after the inauguration of their first store.
“It didn’t take long for us to realize that our products were running out of storage sooner than before and hence we decided to upgrade Hamd Home Products to Hamd Home Store, filling out the shelves with a variety of products not just from our company but other similar organic products companies too. For more transparency and to develop trust, we have now opened the Hamd Home Store, wherein we have made it easy for the customers to see the products before buying them, to rid of uneasiness often faced during online shopping.
“When you pick up a packet of Hamd products, you choose food made in a homely atmosphere, with immense care and hygiene. Products weighed and sealed are fresh, nutritious & delicious. Additionally, our products are produced and packed in a small range to preserve freshness. We make sure it has no contaminants, or any damages all the way from our kitchen to your table.” They added.
Nasuha recited verses from the holy Quran while Aisha Ayat welcomed the guests. Ayesha Hassan, Sadiq Hassan, and others were present.
source: http://english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home >Karavali / January 16th, 2023
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